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# serpent, snake, viper #
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## Facts: ##
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These terms all refer to a kind of reptile that has a long, thin body and large, fanged jaws, and which moves by slithering back and forth across the ground. The term "serpent" usually refers to a large snake and "viper" refers to a type of snake that has venom which it uses to poison its prey.
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* This animal is also used figuratively to refer to a person who is evil, especially deceitful.
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* Jesus called the religious leaders "offspring of vipers" because they pretended to be righteous, but they deceived people and treated them unfairly.
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* In the garden of Eden, Satan took the form of a serpent when he talked to Eve and tempted her to disobey God.
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* After the serpent tempted Eve to sin, God cursed the snake, saying that from then on, all snakes would slither along the ground, implying that before that they had legs.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))
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(See also: [curse](../kt/curse.md), [deceive](../kt/deceive.md), [disobey](../other/disobey.md), [eden](../other/eden.md), [evil](../kt/evil.md), [offspring](../other/offspring.md), [prey](../other/prey.md), [satan](../kt/satan.md), [sin](../kt/sin.md), [tempt](../kt/tempt.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 03:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/03/01)
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* [Genesis 03:4-6](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/03/04)
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* [Genesis 03:12-13](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/03/12)
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* [Mark 16:17-18](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mrk/16/17)
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* [Matthew 03:7-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/03/07)
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* [Matthew 23:32-33](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/23/32)
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